#liulao thoughts

[sairitaikutsu]

the brain is rotting

liulao my beloved 🫶

[oneokkombat]

Guyss…have we consider the concept of lord liu kang/the great kung lao…cuz now I have

Like the jade statue TGkung lao gave him?? That liu kang treasure for years after his dead in a completely perfect state?? (until it was used for the greater good and all that)

[moonbay1cn]

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

liulao animatic again

Here are the lyrics and their translation! The original song is "愿与愁" by Lin Junjie.

岁月在默数三四五六 第六天以后

Time silently counts three, four, five, six; after the sixth day

人们开始存在宇宙 黑夜和白昼

People begin to exist in the universe, night and day

呼吸第一口气的咽喉 最怕命运小偷

The throat of the first breath, most afraid of the thief of fate

坏和美好我用血肉 去感受

The bad and the beautiful, I feel with flesh and blood

问宿命是否 再多久 再持久 再永久

Ask fate if it will be how long, how enduring, how eternal

抵不了不朽

Cannot resist the ultimate immortality

恋人从挥手 到牵手 到放手 到挥手

Lovers from waving to holding hands, to letting go, to waving again

就该足够

Should be enough

对夜的长吼 我胸口 的伤口 随风陈旧

The long roar of the night, the wound in my chest, growing old with the wind

你我终会沦为尘埃漂流

You and I will eventually become drifting dust

等待花季烟雨稠

Waiting for the dense flower season rain

再化降水驻守

Then transform into rain to guard

属于你的愿与愁

Belonging to your wishes and sorrows

时间在倒数你在左右 多想踩碎沙漏

Time is counting down, you are by my side; how I wish to crush the hourglass

但能同时在同个宇宙 就不求滞留

But being in the same universe at the same time, I do not seek to stay

呼吸下一口气的预谋 终究会被没收

The conspiracy of the next breath will ultimately be confiscated

漫天风雪我陪你颤抖 我们别回头

Amidst the snowstorm, I shiver with you; let’s not look back

能爱多久 想多久 是多久 是永久

How long can love last, how long can thoughts remain, is it eternal

爱过就不朽

Love that has been experienced is immortal

那我不走 不分手 不放手 不挥手

Then I will not leave, not break up, not let go, not wave goodbye

十指紧扣

Fingers tightly intertwined

分岔路口 我伤口 贪与渴求

At the crossroads, my wound, greed, and yearning

渺小微弱像尘埃漂流

Tiny and weak like drifting dust

等待花季烟雨稠

Waiting for the dense flower season rain

再化降水驻守

Then transform into rain to guard

属于你的愿与愁

Belonging to your wishes and sorrows

分岔路口 我胸口 的伤口 贪与渴求

At the crossroads, the wound in my chest, greed, and yearning

渺小微弱像尘埃漂流

Tiny and weak like drifting dust

等待花季烟雨稠

Waiting for the dense flower season rain

再化降水驻守

Then transform into rain to guard

只为重逢的时候

Only for the time of reunion

[helsensm]

I cannot hold it in anymore I am absolutely OBSESSED with your art and the way you draw Lao.

I also would like to inquire….. just perhaps… what are your top head-canons for him, and/or your opinions on popular ships for him/which ones you like?

No pressure!! I hope you are having a wonderful day 🧡

me, trying to act normal every time an awesome artist I look up to says something nice about my art

Thank you so much! first of all, please take this Lao with you, he's yours now~

now let me preheat my bad english.....

Most of my Lao headcanons (if they are not related to a particular art I made) were yoinked from another ppl, because DAMN FELLAS your brains are sexy. 😏 So you might have heard some of them already, but here's my top general hcs for him.

NOTE: we are talking about the current timeline mk1 Kung Lao

- Lao is very expressive with his hands and he's THE TOUCH person. Just look at how many times he took Raiden by the shoulder in the first chapter alone?? He'll be pushing, and patting, and shoving, and punching you all over while telling about his breakfast or something.

- Lao is struggling with inferiority complex. Since childhood he was under a tremendous amount of pressure, he has to do things right, to be better, or else he would be mocked or punished. Now he believes that he should be the best, or he would not be taken seriously. He's constantly seeking validation in his peers, causing him to act cocky and over-confident.

- Anger issues, usually when someone questions his skill.

- People call him lazy because he tries to act like everything comes naturally to him. In reality he trains hard and takes things seriously. Like, he's fighting with a RAZOR RIMMED HAT fgs, it's not something you can master in a day! Also he always got energy running through his veins, lucky bastard... *cries in iron deficiency*

- He makes his hats by himself. With his hands. He designs and creates. ALL of them. I will die on that hill.

- He's a slow to trust, but ride or die as a friend.

- He's a trouble maker FOR SURE, but not a bully. He's respectful and polite to most of the people (if they don't provoke him), also drinks his respect-women juice.

- Master of sass and sarcasm. And yes, I think he swears, but in the right circumstances or the right company.

- He's got rizz NOW, but in his teens he had zero game because he could not keep his mouth shut and would scare off the person with the most ridiculous piece of idiocy.

- I read it in one fic and really loved the idea that Liu Kang "told the blossoms" about Kung Lao, and they really liked him 🌸 so now they are following him around and bringing him news and gossips, that's why there's always those goddamn petals aroung him aasghGHHHj 🌸🌸

- He's rolling his eyes at Johnny, but they quickly become besties.

- He actually has a cold relationship with Liu Kang. Don't get me wrong, he trusts him, respects the hell out of him and will run into a wall for a man. But I think Liu will distance himself because of all the memories of HIS Lao and how badly they sting. oTL

- That smile and a bow Lao did after loosing to Raiden? He meant that. Loosing hurted BAD, but the pain was pushed aside by the sence of pride and happiness for his best friend.

oh shit, this is getting out of hand, I'm starting to think about the other timelines and dynamics, we'll be here all week hhhhgh

About the popular ships... Well, I'm a big fan of railao (yeah NO SHIT who would have thought), but I am a multishipper, so I'm just happy to see my fav characters feeling good in someone's hands. 😊

I really like the liulao and laoliutana for several different reasons. 👀 The johnshilao (or is it laojohnshi..? erm) was the one that didn't impress me at first (love the Lao just third-wheeling with a tired expression <:'D), but recently I'm starting to warm up to all the different dynamics these three can have. And that is, in no small part, thanks to you and your kenlao agenda 👀💖 damn you created such a nice cozy universe for them I'm 🥺💕💗💖

Bi-Han/Lao is a bit random, but I love how catto did them, they are such a cute pair of assholes! >:3

ummm, yeah, so I'm going to stop there ahahhH. Thank you again for asking and for all the nice little feels your art provides, I admire you tremendously~

[killingdoll]

师兄和师弟

Kung Lao and Liu Kang (2021 movie)

Their sleepwear is inspired by the Wushi uniform form MK1

(A few accounts on X brought up the “Kung Lao and Liu Kang are cousins therefore liulao is inc3st” bullshit again 🤦🏻‍♀️. Here I thought the fandom has moved past that stupid mistranslation)

[agvarina]

How is Liu Kang doing, seeing Bi-Han getting interested in Kung Lao?

Hes torn

On one hand being with Kung Lao could pull Bi-han back from his dark path.

But on the other it could lead to Lao being pulled away from his side.

and on the side of LiuLao

Hes seething at the thought of someone else wanting in his Kung Lao.

[running-with-the-feels]

I don’t know if you ever talked about liulaotana first time having sex together, may I ask what are your thoughts if you haven’t?

I haven't talked about this before actually

NSGW Warning

I think that Liulao and Liutana would have had their own first times separate from the throuple that would have been at different points in their lives but for Liulaotana specifically:

it would have happened after a lot of discussion and thought, with all three of them hashing out their relationship and boundaries well before it happened

It wouldn't have been preceded by any near death experiences or anything serious, rather, it would have happened on a normal tuesday afternoon

Kitana, I think, would have been the one to initiate, bc I don't think Outworld would have the same level of "sex is private and secret" that Earthrealm does

Liu Kang is down for whatever his partners wish to do to him, he can deny them very little. As long as they are happy and satiated then he is happy

Kung Lao and Kitana had previously thought they weren't attracted to one another, but teaming up to make Liu Kang fall apart has Changed Things and they end up making out as Kitana rides Liu Kang.

Liu Kang is nothing if not a giver, so he makes sure that Kung Lao and Kitana get off at least once before he does

It ends with a cuddle pile between the three of them and they forget to clean up first

[thedragonholder]

Absolutely adore liulao‼️ im in a lot of fandoms so I never have the time to make content for them…. I might change that….

thank you for reminding me about them lol, haven’t thought about them in awhile

A lot of people actually forgot about liulao since the new timeline and i am still a loyal liulao shipper it's great to see there are still people out there who still ship them.

[partycatty]

Wait, I have an actual question about the whole Liulao thing in mk11. I thought they only shared one ancestor, the Great Kung Lao, from 500 years ago. That would make them related, but after 20 generations, the DNA would fizzle out at that point? After 10 generations, ancestors stop providing any real DNA toward their descendants.

Is it just the idea that they know they're related that makes it weird (because let's be real, none of us would forget if one of our ancestors was an important figure in history)? I know that in Chinese culture that everyone calls each other in familial terms (except like work place i guess), like da ge (big brother), xiao jie (little sister), and etc. for friends and stuff. Sorry if this comes off as rude, that is not my intention. I'm just like genuinely curious.

as distant as they are, it wouldn't make any logical sense for liu kang and kung lao to experience romantic attraction to each other considering their knowledge of their shared ancestor. it's more moral than scientific. so yes, scientifically i guess it doesn't really matter, but morally it's icky. i can't imagine one of them like... seeing the other like that at all. even just in terms of energy they're more brotherly.

not rude at all :) i'm just giving my take on it!

[laiamadej]

Enough with railao angst. WHAT ABOUT LIULAO ANGST?? Every thought about them hurts my soul ugh Liu kang angst in general hurts me i love him sm

[charlotte-family-apologist]

Mini LiuLao/JinKeda Comic

Thank you @running-with-the-feels for this idea! I hope you like it :) You made a post inspired by me so I thought it only fair to do the same

I also added jinkeda because I have no self control

[liukangofficial]

there’s so many sub liu kang fics but like.... Idk smtg abt little bunny scene just gives me dom vibes jabejsbd

oh no

“oh no” MDKWKDJS no believe me i SEE IT i see it and honestly the amount of pressure kung lao is under is fantastic reason for him to Let Go and sub and also i think he’d genuinely enjoy being dommed by liu kang tbh and and AND liulao are exactly the kind of couple who would be receptive to each other’s needs and switch dynamics when they need to if that makes sense ?? its just a personal preference of mine atm hehe i like writing dom kung lao but lets hope some variety will come with more fics too 🤸

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[oneokkombat]

Mini list of things I have planed!

-> my random list of mk1 headcanons

-> Venezuelan Johnny Cage headcanons (very excited for this one!!)

-> finish my mk1 Shirai ryu AU with hanzo and satoshi

-> finish my wips for fluffbruary (unlikely lot to happen before February ends 😔)

-> og timeline johnshi meets new timeline johnshi

-> liulao & railao stuff..

-> Suchin/Sonya

-> more liugeras (!!)

-> more kuanzo (just anything atp 😭)

Just thought putting this here would help me to actually finish something for once 😔

[avi17]

So we all know that Kung Lao has a silly lil man-ponytail, but it has somehow taken me two full months and some brightened-up screencaps to catch that Liu Kang also has a bit of the same red cord tied into his hair???  And unlike Lao’s keeping his hair out of his face, Liu’s doesn’t serve any practical purpose, which seems odd for someone so otherwise sparsely decorated (his only other accessory is his mala beads, which do have a benefit beyond aesthetics).  It doesn’t look like something he would do himself without a reason to, but it sure does look like a silly little thing that someone who loves him would do. So uhhh new headkanon- at one point when Liu Kang had to leave to look for another kombatant alone, Kung Lao cut a piece of the cord he ties his own hair with and wrapped it around a little braid in Liu Kang’s.  When Liu Kang asked him why, he answered that anytime Liu looked in the mirror and saw it, or reached up and touched it, it would be a little piece of Kung Lao that would be with him wherever he was. Liu teasingly called him a sap (which Lao didn’t deny), but he’s worn it ever since.

(I’m just. Tfw you literally wear your red string of fate in your hair...)

[willofyaoi]

Facial expressions of the two Shaolin boys:

Kung Lao:🙄😒😏😡

Liu Kang:😊😇😛😡

[arcana-shipper]

Subscorp- B, Liulao- P

....Okay I should have figured THOSE two ships would be the first to be requested.

BTW, If the ask doesn't specify which verse, it will automatically be set to MK11. Just thought I'd throw that out there. Anyways, let us begin.

SubScorp B- Bondage; Who gets tied up and how

Technically both. Hanzo usually ties Kuai up via his chain. Kuai uses his ice to freeze Hanzo's hands wherever he wants them.

LiuLao P- Positions: Favorite positions and why

They both prefer missionary position as they like to be face to face while they go at it, although Lao will suggest others just to try them.

Link to the meme thing to view the a-z list is here.